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This entry in the BME encyclopedia contains quotations on tattoos, body piercing, body art and body modification.


'''Zeolites''' are a form of highly absorbent silicate minerals containing '''<nowiki>SiO4</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>AlO4</nowiki>''' with the ratio of '''<nowiki>Si+Al:O</nowiki>''' being 1:2. They have many uses, most commonly in filtering and devices such as water softeners and cleaners. It can be added to food to absorb toxins, and many fish owners use it to remove poisons from the water of their tanks.
:''I don't want to pierce anything. I think it's outdated. Belly rings and all are, like, old.''
::— [[Britney Spears]]


Refined zeolites are also an effective clotting agent. According to Z-Medica ([http://www.z-medica.com/ z-medica.com]) who pioneered their use as [[Coagulant|coagulants]],
:''I did a branding on this kid's arm last night that said, "VEGAN." About half way through, I asked him how long he had been vegan, blah, blah, blah ... turns out he's not vegan at all — he just decided that "VEGETARIAN" had too many letters in it!''
::— [[John Joyce]], Scarab Body Arts


:Scientist and humanitarian Francis X. Hursey, president of Z-Medica, discovered QuikClot when working with absorptive materials for another purpose. Many years ago, Hursey, a veteran member of the breathing air team for the Apollo project and a pioneer of PSA oxygen technology, cut himself while shaving. He turned to an absorptive agent that he had been developing for another project and applied it to his face. The bleeding stopped immediately.
:''Show me a man with a tattoo, and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.''
::— Jack London


:The product worked so well as a coagulant that he set to work doing further testing. Over a number of years, he developed [[QuikClot]] as a product to save lives through achieving rapid clotting or hemostasis.
:''You may lose your most valuable property through misfortune in various ways. You may lose your house, your wife and other treasures. But of your [[Moko|moko]], you cannot be deprived except by death. It will be your ornament and companion until your last day.''
::— Netana Whakaari of Waimana (1921)


== See Also ==
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* [[Chitosan Gel]]
 
* [[Coagulant]]
:''Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.''
::— Frank Gillette Burgess
 
:''The mind's first step to self-awareness must be through the body.''
::— George Sheehan
 
:''The bodyart crowd is a loving, highly intelligent group, despite public opinion. Tattoos do not instantly mean "convict." In this instance, they mean "computer geek."''
::— [[Keith Alexander]], [[RABcon|RABcon98]]
 
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:''When you open the flesh, you let something in.''
::— [[Alex Binnie]]

Latest revision as of 10:18, 17 September 2023

This entry in the BME encyclopedia contains quotations on tattoos, body piercing, body art and body modification.

I don't want to pierce anything. I think it's outdated. Belly rings and all are, like, old.
— Britney Spears
I did a branding on this kid's arm last night that said, "VEGAN." About half way through, I asked him how long he had been vegan, blah, blah, blah ... turns out he's not vegan at all — he just decided that "VEGETARIAN" had too many letters in it!
— John Joyce, Scarab Body Arts
Show me a man with a tattoo, and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.
— Jack London
You may lose your most valuable property through misfortune in various ways. You may lose your house, your wife and other treasures. But of your moko, you cannot be deprived except by death. It will be your ornament and companion until your last day.
— Netana Whakaari of Waimana (1921)

...

Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.
— Frank Gillette Burgess
The mind's first step to self-awareness must be through the body.
— George Sheehan
The bodyart crowd is a loving, highly intelligent group, despite public opinion. Tattoos do not instantly mean "convict." In this instance, they mean "computer geek."
— Keith Alexander, RABcon98

...

When you open the flesh, you let something in.
— Alex Binnie
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